“…As a Democratic Governor from 1931 to 1933, Woodring worked successfully with the Republicandominated legislature to alleviate many of the physical and economic hardships facing residents of the state during the Depression, Nevertheless, he lost his bid for reelection to Alf M. Landon. When Roosevelt won the presidency that same year, he appointed Woodring as Assistant Secretary of War.Woodring served the country well on the national level. …”